Improvement in combined horse-collars and hames



A. MAC'AULAY.

Combined Horse-Collar and Hames.

Patented Aug. 24,1875.-

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UNITE STATES PATENT QFF IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED HORSE-COLLARS AND HAMES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,932, dated August24, 1875 application filed June 17, 1874.

for pleasure or draft horses; and it consists of a flexible continuousflat spring-st el band covered with leather and stuffed upon the inside,the flexible continuous flat spring-steel band being flared outwardlyand curved so as to lit t-heneck of ahorse, and is provided with astaple for connecting a pole-strap, Us for the reins, and screw-boltsforconnecting the tug-straps to the same. By means of the flat elasticspringsteel, which forms the foundation, the collar and hames fit theneck of a horse more easily, yielding so as to conform to the muscles inthe same, thus presenting a perfect fit or equal bearing upon all partsof the same, at all times when in use, thus preventing chafing andscalding. As the width or surface-bearing is so much less than those nowin use, less heat is occasioned, and, consequently, less sweat isproduced.

Figure 1 is a front plan View of my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalcentral section of same.

A represents the flexible continuous flat spring-steel band. B is thestaple into which a pole-strap may be attached. 0 O are the Us for thereins; D D, bolts for connecting the tug-straps. E is a covering ofleather or other suitable material, while F is stuffing of hair or wool,or other yielding material.

Thus I am enabled to produce a new article of manufacture which obviatesthe many objections to those heretofore constructed for this purpose.

The spring-steel band, and its peculiar form and adaptation to yield andfit the neck, is an essential feature in my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is As a new article ofmanufacture, a horsecollar as constructed, consisting of the flexiblecontinuous flat spring-steel band A, provided with staple B, bolts D D,Ds C (J, covering E, and stuffing F, all combined and arrangedsubstantially in the manner described, as and for the purposes setforth.

AULAY MAGAULAY.

